向面一步靠
Xiàng miàn yī bù kào
水滴不外落
Shuǐ dī bù wài luò
Come one step forward
Drops don't fall outside
I found this sign posted above the urinal in a men's room, asking me to step closer so as not to make a mess. I've see a lot of signs like this in Taiwan, and I saw quite a few similar signs when I lived in Korea as well. Apparently someone thinks that Asian men like to stand five meters back from the urinal and paint the wall yellow (or clear, as may be the case). I've never seen it, but it must've happened. Once. Somewhere.
Note that 靠 doesn't literally mean "to come," but rather "to lean" or "to keep near to."
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